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CURRICULUM VITAE JANUARY 2019 Name: Alejandro Garcia Address: 303 Crawford Avenue Syracuse, NY 13224 Telephone: Office: (315) 443-5569 Born: Brownsville, Texas April 1, 1940 Academic Unit: School of Social Work Academic Specialization: Social Policy, Gerontology, Human Diversity Education: Ph.D., Social Welfare Policy, The Heller School for Advanced Studies in Social Welfare, Brandeis University (1980) Dissertation title: "The Contribution of Social Security to the Adequacy ` of Income of Elderly Mexican Americans." Adviser: Professor James Schulz. M.S.W., Social Work, School of Social Work, California State University at Sacramento (1969) B.A., The University of Texas at Austin (1963) Graduate, Virginia Satir's International AVANTA Process Institute, Crested Butte, Colorado (1987) Membership in Professional and Learned Societies: Academy of Certified Social Workers American Association of University Professors Council on Social Work Education The Gerontological Society of America National Association of Social Workers Association of Latino and Latina Social Work Educators Professional Employment: October 2015-present Jocelyn Falk Endowed Professor of Social Work, School of Social Work Syracuse University 1983 to present: Professor (Tenured), School of Social Work, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY 1994-2002 Chair, Gerontology Concentration, School of Social Work, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY Garcia cv p. 2 1999, 2000 Adjunct faculty, Smith College School for Social Work Northampton, MA 1984-91 Faculty, Elderhostel, Le Moyne College, Syracuse, NY 1978-1983 Associate Professor, School of Social Work, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY 1975-1978 Instructor, Graduate School of Social Work Boston College, Boston, MA 1977-1978 Adjunct Assistant Professor of Social Work, Graduate School of Social Work, Boston University, Boston, MA 1977-1978 Special Lecturer in Social Policy. Graduate School of Social Work, Simmons College, Boston, MA 1971-1974 Staff Associate, National Association of Social Workers, New York City and Washington, DC 1970-1971 National Student Coordinator, National Association of Social Workers, New York City 1969-1970 Psychiatric Social Worker, Community Services Division, California Department of Social Welfare, Sacramento, CA Other Professional Experiences: 2006 Consultant, Social Work Department, University of Texas-Pan American, Edinburg, TX 1997 Trainer, Workshop on Ethnicity and Long-term Care. Cazenovia College, NY 1995 Invited Lecturer, Cultural Diversity and Mental Health, Veterans Administration Medical Center, Syracuse, NY 1994 Invited Lecturer on Ethnicity in the United States. Department of Psychiatry, SUNY Health Science Center, State University of New York, Syracuse, NY 1994 Trainer in Multicultural Relations, Bryant and Stratton Business Institute, Syracuse, NY 1993 Trainer in Multicultural Relations, Syracuse University Law School 1993 Trainer in Multicultural Relations and Disability, ENABLE, Syracuse, NY Garcia cv p. 3 1992 Consultant, Niagara Mohawk Power Company, Syracuse, NY 1988-1989 Consultant, Commission on Older Persons Living Alone, The Commonwealth Fund 1988, 1992 Reviewer, Lexington Books (a division of D.C. Heath and Company) 1984-1985 Consultant, Hillside Children's Center, Rochester, NY 1982-1985 Consultant, National Institute on Mental Health, Rockville, MD 1981 Consultant, The Heller School, Brandeis University 1979 Faculty, Faculty Development Workshops in Gerontology, Canisius College, NY; St. Lawrence University, NY, and Livingston College, NC 1978--1979 Consultant on Affirmative Action, National Association of Social Workers, Washington, DC 1977-1978 Consultant, Cambridge Housing Authority, MA Honors and Offices: Recognition for Contributions to Latinx/Hispanic Heritage Month Ceremonies by Phi Iota Alpha And the Multicultural Center at Syracuse University Recognition: National Hispanic Council on Aging Hall of Fame, 2017 Honorary Member, Phi Alpha Honorary Social Work Society, April 2016 Lifetime Achievement Award, Association of Latino/Latina Social Work Educators, October 2015 Received Advocacy Award from the New York State Society on Aging, October 2014 Received Trailblazer Award in recognition of Exemplary Leadership, Selfless Acts, and Dedication to the Latino Community at Syracuse University. October 2013 April 2011: Awarded The Foundation Award for Outstanding Faculty member by the LGBT Resource Center. Garcia cv p. 4 September 15, 2011. Awarded Recognition as an Outstanding Faculty Member by the Latino Community during Hispanic Heritage Month. November 12, 2010. Recipient, Lifetime Achievement Award, New York State Social Work Education Association. Albany, NY. April 30, 2009. Awarded the Distinguished Service Award by California State University at Sacramento. January 2010. Appointed to Board of Directors, National Hispanic Council on Aging. Washington, DC. January – May 2010. Chair, Nominations Committee, National Policy Council (various meetings in Washington, DC, throughout the spring semester). December 12, 2008. Award AARP New York’s highest award, the Andrus Award. Renaissance Hotel, Syracuse. November 6, 2008. Recipient, Special Recognition Award. National Hispanic Council on Aging. Albuquerque, NM. October 11, 2008. Received recognition as Latino Community Leader from Nosotros Radio. Community Folk Art Center. 2007 Lifetime appointment as Honorary Trustee, Schuyler Center for Analysis and Advocacy 2006 Selected as Teacher of the Year by the Syracuse University Alumni Association. 2006 Appointed Member of the AARP New York Executive Council. 2005 Appointed Member of the AARP National Policy Council. 2005 Received the AARP New York Award for Community Information and Education. 2004 Faculty Member of the Year, School of Social Work, Syracuse University. Member, AARP National Policy Council, 2004-present 1997-2004 National Hispanic Council on Aging, Board Chair. Garcia cv p. 5 1997 Honored by the Division of Social Work, California State University, Sacramento, with the naming of a scholarship: The Alejandro Garcia Scholarship for Excellence in Social Work. 1997 Honored as Distinguished Social Work Educator of the Decades by the Division of Social Work, California State University, Sacramento. 1997 Honored by the National Hispanic Council on Aging with the naming of an internship: The Alejandro Garcia Summer Internship on Poverty and Hunger Policy. 1996 Distinguished Social Work Educator Award. Division of Social Work, California State University, Sacramento, CA. Delegate, 1995 White House Conference on Aging. Member, Update Editorial Board, Encyclopedia of Social Work (19th Ed.), 1995-1997. 1994-95 Scholar/Teacher of the Year, Syracuse University. 1994 Lifetime Achievement Award. Presented by the New York State Chapter, National Association of Social Workers. 1994 Social Worker of the Year. Awarded by Central New York Division of the National Association of Social Workers. 1994 Recognition for Contributions to Academia and the Latino Community by ANCLA, Association of Neighbors Concerned with Latino Advancement, Syracuse, NY. 1994 Recognition by Sigma Lambda Upsilon, Latina Women's Organization, for Contributions to Academia and the Latino community. 1994 Elected Member, National Academy of Social Insurance. 1993 Outstanding Teacher of the Year. Awarded by Alpha Sigma Lambda, National Honorary Society for part time students at University College of Syracuse University. Member, Board of Directors, Rescue Mission, 2014-present Member, Advisory Board, Turkish Community Center, 2014-present Member, Editorial Board, Encyclopedia of Social Work (19th ed.), 1992-1995. Member, Commission on Accreditation, Council on Social Work Education, 1992-98 Secretary, State Communities Aid Association, 1991-2007. Member, Board of Managers, New York State Communities Aid Association, 1986-2007 Member, Executive Committee, State Communities Aid Association, 1989-1990, 1991-2007t. Chair, New York State Fair Financial Plan, State Communities Aid Association, 1989-1990, 1991-1997. Vice President, Board of Directors, National Hispanic Council on Aging, 1994-1997. Garcia cv p. 6 Member, Board of Directors, National Hispanic Council on Aging, 1991-2004. Member, Editorial Board, Journal of Social Work Education, 1996-present. Member, Editorial Board, Journal of Ethnic and Cultural Diversity in Social Work, 1990-2007 Book Review Editor, Journal of Ethnic and Cultural Diversity in Social Work, 1992-2007. Associate Editor, Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare, 1976-present Member, Board of Directors, Council on Social Work Education, 1989-1992 Invited by NASW to be one of two representatives participating in a discussion with leaders of the American Medical Association, the American Psychological Association, and the American Psychiatric Association to discuss the state of mental health and the elderly in preparation for the 1993 White House Conference on Aging. Member, National Organizing Committee of the 26th International Congress of School of Social Work, Washington, D.C., July 1992. Member, AVANTA Network, Virginia Satir's core group for the development of world wide programs in the area of family therapy, 1988-92 Member, Public Policy Committee, Association of Gerontology in Higher Education, 1988-1990 Second Vice President, National Association of Social Workers, 1986-1988 Chairman, Selection Committee, National Social Worker of the Year and National Public Citizen of the Year, National Association of Social Workers, 1987-1988 Chairman, National Committee on Minority Affairs,